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Paper Abstract
We report the development of infrared Echelle spectrograph covering 1 - 4 micron and mid-infrared heterodyne
spectrometer around 10 micron installed on the 60-cm telescope at the summit of Haleakala, Hawaii (alt.=3000m). It is
essential to carry out continuous measurement of planetary atmosphere, such as the Jovian infrared aurora and the
volcanoes on Jovian satellite Io, to understand its time and spatial variations. A compact and easy-to-use high resolution
infrared spectrometer provide the good opportunity to investigate these objects continuously. We are developing an
Echelle spectrograph called ESPRIT: Echelle Spectrograph for Planetary Research In Tohoku university. The main
target of ESPRIT is to measure the Jovian H3+ fundamental line at 3.9 micron, and H2 nu=1 at 2.1 micron. The 256x256
pixel CRC463 InSb array is used. An appropriate Echelle grating is selected to optimize at 3.9 micron and 2.1 micron for
the Jovian infrared auroral observations. The pixel scale corresponds to the atmospheric seeing (0.3 arcsec/pixel). This
spectrograph is characterized by a long slit field-of-view of ~ 50 arcsec with a spectral resolution is over 20,000. In
addition, we recently developed a heterodyne spectrometer called MILAHI on the 60 cm telescope. MILAHI is
characterized by super high-resolving power (more than 1,500,000) covering from 7 - 13 microns. Its sensitivity is 2400
K at 9.6 micron with a MCT photo diode detector of which bandwidth of 3000 MHz. ESPRIT and MILAHI is planned to
be installed on 60 cm telescope is planned in 2014.
Paper Details
Date Published: 28 July 2014
PDF: 13 pages
Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 91478D (28 July 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2055877
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9147:
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V
Suzanne K. Ramsay; Ian S. McLean; Hideki Takami, Editor(s)
PDF: 13 pages
Proc. SPIE 9147, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V, 91478D (28 July 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2055877
Show Author Affiliations
Takeshi Sakanoi, Tohoku Univ. (Japan)
Yasumasa Kasaba, Tohoku Univ. (Japan)
Masato Kagitani, Tohoku Univ. (Japan)
Yasumasa Kasaba, Tohoku Univ. (Japan)
Masato Kagitani, Tohoku Univ. (Japan)
Hiromu Nakagawa, Tohoku Univ. (Japan)
Jeff Kuhn, Institute for Astronomy, Univ. of Hawai'i (United States)
Shoichi Okano, Institute for Astronomy, Univ. of Hawai'i (United States)
Jeff Kuhn, Institute for Astronomy, Univ. of Hawai'i (United States)
Shoichi Okano, Institute for Astronomy, Univ. of Hawai'i (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9147:
Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy V
Suzanne K. Ramsay; Ian S. McLean; Hideki Takami, Editor(s)
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